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con·ser·va·tion

conservation

pronunciation:: kan sr veI shn
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part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	the act of keeping and protecting from waste, loss, or destruction. 保存 The mayor offered a plan for the conservation of old buildings.市长提出了一个保存老楼的计划。
definition 2:	the protection of natural resources, such as soil, water, or forests, from loss, pollution, or waste. 自然资源保护 Our town council supports conservation.我们的市政府支持自然资源保护。
related words:	economy, maintenance
derivation:	conservational (adj.)

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	similar to conservation
	moderate, preserve, protect, recycle, save
	some focuses of conservation
	air, animals, earth, ecosystem, energy, environment, forests, habitat, minerals, natural gas, natural resources, petroleum, plants, soil, water
	some reasons for conservation
	endangered species, erosion, extinction, pollution, smog, trash, waste